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Originally posted by Saeed:
I wish the referees will stamp out such rough playing.

Tonight Germany meets Brazil, and tomorrow Argentina meets the Netherlands.

The battle between Europe and South America in full swing.

I wonder who is going to prevail?

I think that part of the problem is that the referee cannot see all the fouls. The referee watches the area around the ball and the linemen are watching the off sides line and they just can't see what all of the other players are doing. Even when the foul is committed in front of them, their view can be blocked by the player's bodies and other players and they just can't see everything.

That's why diving is so successful, the referee assumes that a foul must have occurred because of the reaction of the fouled player because they get to used to not seeing all the action.

I know Brazil is desperate to win, but without Neymar, I put my Deutschmarks on Germany.

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Originally posted by Bill/Oregon:
I know Brazil is desperate to win, but without Neymar, I put my Deutschmarks on Germany.

That was utter destruction! 5 goals in the first 29 minutes.

Well, one great goal and a bunch of missed chances.

Congratulations Germany!

the best team definitely won